Pad for footwear.



L. S. SAMUEL.

PAD FOR FOOTWEAR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 29, 1911.

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WITNESSE: 4 4. WTOR A ORNE YS COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 0)., WASHINGTON. D. C.

LEOPOLD S. SAMUEL, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

PAD FOR FOOTWEAR.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed July 29, 1911.

Patented Aug. 2'7, 1912. Serial No. 641,353.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEOPOLD S. SAMUEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at ewark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pads for Footwear; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a protective pad or plate to be used on the bottom of shoes, being particularly adapted to take up the wear and also to take up the shock so that when applied to a pair of shoes they cause the wearer more comfort than with a pair of shoes not equipped with these devices.

The invention is further designed to provide an article of this kind which does not necessitate the use of nails or brads in the fixing of it to the shoe, whereby the services of a shoemaker or repairer is not necessary to place the device on the shoe.

The invention is further designed toprovide an article of this kind which is caused to adhere to the shoe and can be made so that it will adhere closely at all points, thus minimizing wear and friction between its parts on account of the close application of the parts to each other and the close application of these parts to the shoe.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a view of part of a heel in side elevation with one form of my pad secured thereto, and F 2 is a top view of the pad flattened out. Fig. 3 is a side view of a pad to be used as the pads in Figs. 1 and 2, but of a modified form of construction. Fig. 4 is a View of the pad which is also straightened out and which is equipped with a particular kind of means for securing it to the heel of the shoe, and Fig. 5 is a view of a pad shown in Fig. 4 aflixed to the heel of a shoe, the heel being shown in elevation and the pad in section.

The article described herein is illustrated in simple forms showing the most practical shapes I have in mind, but I realize that the device can be made in ornamental form,

and can be shaped and designed so as to give a good appearance to footwear to which it is applied.

The article is designed to be a pad that is resilient, the degree of resiliency not being v1ded with an adheslve layer or strip for layers of diflerent materials, as will be described hereinafter.

In Fig. 1 is shown a pad having a wearing which maybe made of leather, rubfelt or any other material suitable for t e purpose and a resilient layer 22 which is made of material having considerable elasticity. The adhesive 23 is in the form of a strip which passes, as at 24, between the layers 21 and 22 and serves to bind them together, and at its projecting ends 25 and 26 it is adapted to be pasted or caused to adhere to the shoe at points beyond the edges of the pad so as to secure the pad in position.

In Fig. 3 is shown a pad with an adhesive strip 27 fastened to awearing layer 28, said wearing layer being of any suitable material according to the purposes for which the pad is worn.

with adhesive so that it is tightly bound to the heel of the ewe.

It will be evident that the elements that go on the outside of the heel, that is, on the ing m I the sides of the heel for securing-the pad sides of the heel, orwhich might be carried to the footwear.

up on the outside of the shoe, can be made ornamental in a great many ways and would 3. A pad for footwear consisting of a add to, rather thandetract from, the looks wearing layer, a resilient layer, and an adof the footwear to which it was applied. hesive strip between them to hold them to- The adhesive I use can be of any kind, geiher, said strip being adapted to extend and for footwear used in the house or in, up on the exterior of the footwear to atdry places, it can be of soluble material if tajch the pad to the desired, but for outdoor wear I prefer to i at. A pad for footwear comprismg a wearuse adhesive that is water-proof. in-g layer, a resilient layer, an adhesive strip I do not wish to understood as limit- 1 between the layers to them together, self to simple pads for covering said strip being adapted to pass upward on parts of the bottom of the footwear, since ,the outside of a heel, and a second strip, these pads may be made as layers to cover said second strip being provided with adhethe entire sole or heel of'a; shoe and might sive and being adapted to be passed around he made in excess of, the surface tobe covthe sides of the heel to secure the pad to, ered, and then trimmed along :the edge of the footwear.

the shoe to make a neat appearance at the 5. A pad for footwear consisting of a edges. I layer of felted material, a wearing layer Having thus described my invention, what 1 secured to the felted layer, and an adhesive I claim is I 4 1 strip secured to the pad and extending 1. A pad for footwear consisting of a ltherefrom for securing the pad to the footw'earin'g layer, a resilient layer adapted to, wear. be placed between the wearing layer and the 6. A pad for footwear comprising a refootwea'r, means for, securing these layers silient layer, and an adhesive layersecured together, an an adhesive strip adapted to to the pad and extending beyond the edges hesive, -,sa1d'strip being adapted to embrace for securing it to the footwear.

that I claim the foregoing, this 28thday extend onthe sides of the footwear and seof the pad cured to the pad to secure the padjto the In testimony, footwear. a i I have hereunto set my hand 2. Apad for footwear comprising a -wearof July 1911.v ing layer, a strip secured to the pad and r LEOPOLD S. SAMUEL. adapted to extend on the outside of the heel \Nitnesses: of a shoe, and a strip provided with an ad- \V. E. MORTON,

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bottom of the footwear; 

